This episode discusses volumes 1–7 of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts by Yu Tomofuji.

Sariphi goes from ritual sacrifice to acting queen consort in the span of only a few volumes. The real problem? She's a human living among beastkind, hiding the secret of the part-human beast king while trying to win over the hearts and minds of people who look nothing like her. Tomofuji's series pushes boundaries, and Mackenzie from Mac Loves Manga is here to fully break them down. Mackenzie joins Shojo and Tell host Ashley to discuss the political intrigue of this series, how refreshing Sari is as a heroine, how endearing the tsundere boys Anubis and Lanteveldt are, and, as is only natural, make inevitable comparisons to Beastars and Zootopia.

REFERENCES

• Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts is available from Yen Press in English
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• Other anime/manga mentioned
  • Alice 19th
  • Romantic Killer
  • Yona of the Dawn
  • Skip Beat!
  • Gakuen Alice
  • Tears of a Lamb
  • Sukeban Deka
  • Kill la Kill
  • Bibliophile Princess
  • Bleach
  • Naruto
  • Mob Psycho 100
  • Beastars
  • Demon Slayer
  • Oshi no Ko
  • Takane and Hana
  • A Centaur's Life
  • Monster Musume
  • Darling in the Franxx
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion
• Other media mentioned:
  • Beauty and the Beast
  • Zootopia
  • Balto
  • The Hunger Games
  • The Matrix
• Anime Feminist review of Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts episode 1
• Hana to Yume magazine
• Mackenzie's video on Romantic Killer/performative shojo
• Outro song: "The Streatham Hill Gods" by Danosongs

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